‘Now listen here, you two. Prophecies are holy things you cannot refuse once you receive. What’s more, White Knight and Black Knight are jobs that tread into the domain of the divine, the strongest jobs any human could hope to obtain.’

Suddenly sat down on a bench in the temple, the food and water they brought placed on the table between them, Rudel and Aleist received a lecture from the goddess. On their unprecedented displeasure towards her prophecy, she sat on the bench in her half-transparent state as she tried to persuade them.

“Even if you tell me that, I’m going to become a dragoon, so this white knight thing is just a bother.”

As Rudel still didn’t seem satisfied, the goddess was troubled to no ends.

“… In the first place, even if we’re forced into a job by a goddess who comes out with candy, you know. More importantly, shouldn’t I normally be getting the strongest ‘Hero’ job?”

As Aleist was stuck up on the hero part, he gave an explanation of the perks.

“You want to be a hero so badly, Aleist?”

“I definitely want Hero! Hero is generally the strongest class. They can elevate the abilities of the party as a whole, and they have their own unique magic and special skills. Unlike status up and down magic, on top of being able to use special effects, they’re perpetually active skills that don’t even use up any mana.”

Seeing Aleist explain full of confidence, the goddess spoke as she ate up the food on the table Aleist had brought in.

“? There doth already be a hero out there, so I cannot prophesize another.”

“Oh my.”
“Say what!?”

Surprised as she was at the two’s reactions, the goddess went on.

‘There is already a hero. And for Hero and White Knight and Black Knight, there can only be one in the world. These three existences hold such power that their numbers are limited. So just accept it already.’

Aleist held his head. In the game, the protagonist was the only one who could become a hero, and it was a necessary job in order to fight the last boss. On a challenge run, he had been able to clear the game while remaining a magic knight, but after coming to this world, Aleist’s reality left him full of anxiety.

So there, Aleist asked the goddess about the white and black knights.

“White Knight and Black Knight? They didn’t exist in the game, but what sort of classes are they?”

‘White Knight be the title of holy knight bestowed onto only the most virtuous of warriors. Black Knight doth be the remnants of a knight who wields about thy powerful abilities… the two jobs are fated to contest one another, and history speaks of many an intense conflict between them. By the way, this country was one raised by a black knight who attained victory.’

Surprisingly enough, it seemed that Courtois was a country founded by a Black Knight. It didn’t feel bad to be called a virtuous warrior, but after hearing that much, he ended up asking the goddess.

“In that case, will becoming a White Knight have me shunned from the country? I want to become a dragoon in these lands… I think I really will turn down the White Knight position.”

‘That is all in the past, so it is no problem! And the White and Black Knight of the time were brothers. The maddened younger brother turned Black Knight, while the older brother did try to save him and failed. Born of the same house, ‘twas the tragedy of two brothers whose talents turned to wrath… the mere remembrance makes a fair maiden of me…’

As the goddess hung her head, the two tried sending some gentle words to her.

“Did something happen? Izumi told me that talking takes a load off your mind, so why don’t you tell us?”
“No, it might be something we’re not supposed to hear. Mrs. Goddess, if it’s too painful, you don’t have to…”

‘The sorrowful competitions of those two dashing brothers… me and my fellow goddesses would place bets every day on who was going to win. Arguing over who was the giver and who was the receiver, those were some good memories.’

The two of them were fed up at the goddess’ slackening smile. While saying her prophecies were absolute, by the very fact she was lured by candy into giving them, could it be she wasn’t anything too powerful to begin with? Even Rudel was growing irritated.

“Putting this goddess’ memories aside, I want to become a dragoon. So I’ll pretend I never heard about this White Knight tale. Let’s go, Aleist.”

“Eh!? What am I going to do with my Black Knight!?”

Grabbing Aleist’s arm, Rudel tried to leave the temple, when the half-transparent goddess grabbed his legs to stop him. But perhaps she was lacking in strength, as she was only pulled along by Rudel’s stride… Her initial attitude dying away, she was gradually bursting into normal conversation.

“Please wait! That would be troubling! My objective is to lead those who receive my prophecies. If I cannot do that, the other goddesses will laugh at me!”

“I understand your circumstances, but this is one thing I cannot concede! If it’s anything else, I might concede, so I’ll have you take back your White Knight Prophecy.”

“Rudel, my Black Knight too… more importantly, the Goddess’ tone is strange. She was quite a popular one in game, so I’m kinda disappointed here…”

When she bestowed a divine prophecy, they both wanted her to take it back. She didn’t know why, but the goddess was growing discouraged. In-game, one would find themselves in her care a number of times to change jobs, and from her word use and attitude, she was popular as the, ‘Granny’. While semi-transparent, her gold hair grew to her back, and her abundant breast put her in the top ranks of the game.

Her appearance was in her teens, but her words and attitude gave her the pet name granny… yet even so, she enjoyed her own popularity niche.

Aleist had even felt some secret dissatisfaction that she was never a capture target, but perhaps cooled by the goddess’ attitude, he had lost interest.

‘It’s not like I’m doing this because I want to! In the first place, it’s because the Black Knight blamed the White Knight’s death on me that this temple fell to decline, and after the Black Knight died, no one ever came… I’m lonely!!! I want people to respect me! I want to bestow the greatest of jobs! And yet, and yet…’

His heart hurting at the crying goddess Rudel stopped his feet and tried talking to her again… it had already grown dark outside, and he was considering spending the night at the temple.

As talks started back up, the goddess had completely lost her initial olden tone. All that was left was a girl using words appropriate for her age.

“So after you’ve given a prophecy, we can’t change our jobs anymore?”

Rudel soothed the goddess, and after talks started up, they learned the goddess before their eyes barely had any abilities. No abilities, or rather, the goddess could only convey the inevitable.

“In the game, you could cancel, though…”

Even if he joined in on the conversation Aleist used words they couldn’t comprehend, so both Rudel and the goddess were learning to ignore him.

‘Yeah. My role is only to deliver the verdicts of a higher existence, I don’t actually change jobs. And, the first people to come in so long denied me, so… urrgh.’

The goddess started crying again, and this time Aleist questioned her.

“In the game, you let me choose an occupation, and explained what was lacking, right? And when I came here a few years ago, you let me become a Magic Knight as I asked. Can’t you do something about it this time?”

‘… In your case, there were paths besides the magic knight one laid out before you, so I just guided you towards the one you wanted. But this time, Black Knight’s all you’ve got, my condolences.’

Sticking her tongue out, she nailed it coldly into Aleist. It seemed the goddess had a low evaluation of him.

“What’s with you, when you’re just a candy-loving granny!”
‘You said it again! You called me a granny twice. Last time you came, you called me granny and mocked me too. That’s why you can’t get a woman!’
“D-don’t make fun of me! Even like this, I’ve been confessed to a number of times these past few months. I’m not like you!”
‘But the girl you do like has no interest in you, right? I heard your conversation in front of the temple!’

“… Hah, calm down, you two. More importantly, about White and Black Knights. This is one thing I cannot concede. Becoming a dragoon is my dream.”

“If I don’t become a hero, I’ll likely die in the near future. I’ll lose to the imperial prince.”

The imperial prince Aleist spoke of was Askewell. The inhuman prince trying to bring ruin to the kingdom… that was the last boss of the game, and the true colors of Askewell Aleist knew.

‘Now listen here, you’ve both already received your prophecies, so you’re a White Knight, and you’re a Black Knight in training! There’s no way for you to change it! As long as you both obey fate and fight one another, there won’t be a problem. So act like gentlemen, gracefully accept it, and have it out on each other.’

“We have no real reason to fight. And no matter how hard you push it onto me, I’m aiming to be a dragoon.”

Arguments continued within the temple, and as their unproductive quarrels went on, they didn’t seem like they would be reaching a conclusion anytime soon. But the dim temple interior filled with an air of unrest. A black fog burst from Rudel and Aleist’s feet, the darkness extinguishing the light of the candle. With the light out, the faint glow of the transparent goddess was all that remained to illuminate the halls…

‘What’s with this fog? I don’t know anything about it!’

While she tried to shake it off, the black fog held a will as it coiled around the goddess. And a woman’s voice resounded through the temple

‘She may be a no-good goddess, but she has ample uses. While she doesn’t boast much power, the very fact she is a goddess being her only redeeming feature, I shall make a marionette of her.’

‘Don’t joke around. Even like this, I’m a goddess…’
‘A goddess without a name. Your role is merely to relay to humans events long determined, a messenger that falls short of a pigeon on the streets. And see where that’s led you… the humans you told shall not follow your orders. The goddess of a rotten temple unable to fulfill her minimum responsibilities, and you still think you’re necessary?’

The black fog’s words silenced the goddess. Right, this goddess’ name did not exist in the game. She didn’t even have a setting. For she was a convenient goddess who would only appear when changing jobs…

‘B-but I am…’

The goddess’ semi-transparent eyes quivered. Her heart swayed as she thought over what the fog had to say. She had thought over the reason of her own existence many times before. Imparting one’s job was her role, but humans would choose their own path and ascend to that position themselves.

Like Rudel there were those who chased their dreams, and those who gave up would become what was left. There were some who earned their occupations without even thinking about it. There were various sorts, but humans would find their place in life without going through her.

In this fallen temple, her existence was one only to wait for the time she eventually rotted away. Was she really a goddess? Without a name, and without even any to revere her… wouldn’t it be fine if she didn’t exist at all?

“Isn’t this bad?”

As Aleist was left only able to listen to the conversation of the goddess and the fog, Rudel quietly lent an ear to their exchange. If there was any difference, it was that he was able to hear them out without panic.

Rudel thought. The black fog aiming for him, just what could it be… this fog that spoke of the world, couldn’t it be involved with some sort of larger existence? Rudel thought as he watched over the goddess.

The way things were, his voice wouldn’t reach. Rudel gripped the hilt of the sword Basyle had given him as a present.

‘Thou, you, she who cannot decide herself is a goddess? Didn’t you ever think it strange? Weren’t there times you ever questioned it? You were never such a noble existence. You were only ever a half-transparent part of the system.’

‘S-system? I-I, thy, thou art… ha aHAAAaaa!!!’

Once the black fog had completely gathered around the goddess, a light tempest blew through the temple. The benches were destroyed as they flew through the air, and the few ornaments remaining on the altar were smashed.

After a while, not in her teens, twenty-year-old black-haired goddess’s blue eyes turned pale as she gave a grin and turned towards Rudel and Aleist.

“when all you’ve done is steal away all that one was supposed to obtain”
and taking into account Aleist was the MC character in the supposed original
It’s fighting the person it is supposed to be supporting…

Well, there’s the dynamic of the unintroduced Hero character, but it’s still a bit ironic, imo

true I don’t think it really expected the supposed hero to team up with his haram thief. I would also argue as time goes on that shadow has less and less ability to alter the story back into what it was suppose to be. So as things slip farther and father out of context it will become more unhinged. Well unless “fluffy”.

There is a chance, the one she is referring was not Aleist but the Hero himself. The fog actually never favors Aleist just simply antagonize Rudel.

I am questioning how did all of this happens. Rudel is changing from how it was supposed to play out, so the external force is trying to change him back. But why did he changed?.

Maybe this mysterious Hero was an other-worlder like Aleist and s/he did something completely outrageous that it change the game’s world story altogether. And Aleist is just a Mob character in the original game.

Thank you for the chapter! Poor goddess… Well, at least Aleist is starting to actually man up! And why is always the ones who don’t want it receive the best jobs? Finally who’s the hero? And why can’t Rudel just marry Izumi?

Maybe aleist is not the only reincarnated in this novel, and rudel can’t marry Izumi because their diference in status (Izumi a fallen foreign noble and rudel the furture head of one the greatest noble families, also rudels family doesn’t have anything to gain from their marriage so they will never accept rudel marry someone who won’t benefit the family, also since rudel is not particularly interested in marrying Izumi either they don’t have any reason to marry)

u guys are both silly, Rudel can marry Izumi if he wanted to as he’s already made to be the successor of the house that even the king appointed him to be even his parents were made powerless by the king to who they can choose (Clusth was already half disowned).

also answer why Rudel can’t marry Izumi… that’s only your misunderstanding, Rudel wanted to help her and her family to rise in ranks of nobility
and Rudel here is doing his best to make that happen while our Rudel is a cliche dense mc that doesn’t know Izumi has a thing for him.

From what I understand, Rudel can marry Izumi, but she will be looked down as a mistress/concubine and be working for the Arses house that everyone hates.
So Rudel is looking out for what is best for Izumi by trying to get her to work for the other two lords while Izumi is in a somewhat depression on deciding what to do.

Another reason, because Arses family is corrupt to the core. Izumi was considering to serve under Arses houses, but Rudel didn’t recommend it. Seeing Izumi serve Arses house is the same like jumping into a sinking ship, it only bring more disaster and pain for Izumi’s family.

Well, I’m not sure about Aleist not being the only reincarnator. They’d have to stick to the background, to not make any ripples. And I already knew about most of your reasons, but I really dislike the last one. It may just be me, but EVERYONE, almost everyone is shipping the two. Even the characters. And I wouldn’t say Rudel ISN’T interested. He’s always with her, wishes for her happiness, etc. And if Rudel becomes a Dragoon, won’t he sort of separate from his family? I mean, Chlust is much better now, but the parents are still asses. I doubt Rudel will take much interest in ruling the fief. And I may have already been spoiled, but I think the marriage works out anyways somehow. I’m not sure, I got spoiled.

Rudel cant marry izumi but being a mistress is posible but being a mistress in the kingdom are being shunned and dishonorable…the only option of rudel is to become a husband for fina and to make a harem with izumi as the core…

Hey wait! That story that the Goddess just told them about how the black knight went mad… I think if I’m right, the black shadow will end up possessing Aleist either right after, or at some point in the future, or maybe Rudel will just go and smash even my prediction just like he’s done with the game’s story line.

Considering that rudel didn’t do anything besides go against the game story so far I highly doubt it, plus Aleist is not the “rival” type of character, plus so far the shadow has possessed only girls (to the point that despite being (suposely) genderless it’s starting to become girly)

The power of fujoshi is strong everywhere, even in the divine pantheon it seems. Hope plot-device-Goddess gets a name and more power and respect, or at least have her temple fixed up and people visit her more often.

i am not sure if Fina could qualify for hero (maybe if mofu mofu was involved…) but i wonder if Rudel sister is a possibility… i am just hoping it’s not Fritz~~
also, it was implied that the Goddess does not have the ability to really “give” classes, she just has the ability to appoint you to the ones you already have the qualifications for

From my understanding, the shadow was made by the “will of the world” to indirectly get Rudel to comply with the plot; meaning using slander and other social power to make him yield instead of brute force. That failed and so the world reached a new conclusion that while the path of Rudel (him being trashy) has long been messed up, it is still tolerable if his ending (killed by enemy general, possibly shamefully) is the same as the game. But the Shadow (made by the world to “fix Rudel”) has developed its own ego/will and it can now be considered a rogue element from the world’s perspective. The Shadow wants to carry out its original purpose for existence by making Rudel comply with the story, or failing that, kill him. Remember when the Shadow possessed Lilim and said something like, “it doesn’t matter anymore whether this is the world’s will or not as it is now my will” meaning it is no longer under the world’s control (the world abandoned Shadow because it gave up on fixing Rudel’s path as long as he dies when he should). The world even opposed Shadow’s actions by causing Rudel’s broken sword to make a “lucky” opening with Lilim and allowing him to stop it. So one can consider the Shadow like a kid or pawn abandoned by the world and denied of its purpose and reason for existence. But Shadow is stubborn and is going to carry out its own will (fix, or failing that, kill Rudel) regardless of the World’s will.

\now i am seeing where the Black and White knigths come for, if the shadow and Aleist join then he will definetly become a Black Knight and Rudel Opossing them togheter naturally becomes the White knigth.

I don’t see why the Goddess couldn’t just tweak the “classes” so that Rudel can become a White Dragoon Knight and Aleist a Black Knight “Supporting Hero”.

Then again, she was apparently only a messenger. So. How long until she ends up as part of the adoration harem?

As for Hero, I’m expecting it to be Izumi. She’s the only one who can break through Rudel’s denseness and manage him, much in the way that in the triad, the Hero could handle the White and Black Knights.

My second guess for Hero is actually Lena. The reason is because she was also an oddity that did not exist in the game, even in the character bios that Aleist knew of, she’s also immune to the sexual aspect of Rudel’s petting, and training with her brother during the times he had visited had her quickly level up her skills and combat proficiency. That makes the seemingly throwaway lines over how skilled Lena had gotten back in the earlier chapters an interesting foreshadowing moment, if true.

I’m looking forward to the aftermath of this fight with the Goddess; it’s likely their respective powers will end up getting the Gods to reconsider on some level.

No shit.
Look how Happy (not) she was to hear about his possible fiances.
Or more like demanding he deny it.
As for petting skill, i suspect that his practicing on Lena the bro-con, he learned to pet the way SHE likes! That’s why its gone from scratching behind the ears to… something that leads to knee collapsingly intense orgasms.
And he thinks their reaction is ‘poor’ in comparison
Thanks for the chapter

Considering that dragoons have a unique magical connection with their contracted dragon, and how Aleist said it is a special class that you can only meet the requirements for and not directly change into, and I think it is, in fact, a requirement to be a dragoon to have a dragon contract. Sure he could ride a dragon by asking Lilim or other dragoons, but that just isn’t the same as having your own and being able to fly whenever you want at your leisure. Finally, I have come to a conclusion on the dragoon class: Aleist says that the class is rather half-assed, but another way to look at it is an all-rounder with no obvious weak points (which Rudel more or less is). Plus you inherently have a dragon partner. So while it may not be the “strongest” like Hero, and White/Black knight, it could be equal to them when used correctly. Which dragon type do you think Rudel will have? I am so far leaning towards wind since it’s the fastest and it was the type he saw as a kid, but it could be others I suppose.

Telepathy is an inherent trait dragons have that has nothing to do with the contract, but it has been implied that its range is fairly limited; just like speaking or regular shouting. However, a contracted dragon and dragoon can communicate across any distance, perhaps share feelings, and maybe other bonus effects from their magic link.

Well, there is already a hero somewhere out there (surprised Aleist didn’t ask whom it was and just accept Black knight as it is the next best thing he can get) so unless Lena has somehow awoken as the hero at 12-13 (that should be her current age?) then she can’t.